What happened to the loose half a stone before christmas thread? Is there one for Easter?

As if by magic I've put on a dress size I'm rubbish at dieting and exercise, but this has upset me. I'd like some friends to egg me on and stop me falling off the diet (eat takeaways) and exercise (lull on the sofa) wagon...

I'm going on hols at Easter, which will mean wearing a swimming costume - arrggh! I'd like to shed at least half a stone before I go, so count me in.I've got the my fitness pal app on my phone and have been attempting the 30 day shred (which doesn't seem to be making any difference!)

I know all I need to do is eat less and exercise more and I know I can do it - before having children I went from a size 18 to a size 8! But since having the DC I have put on lots of it back on. I'm currently a 14/16 so aiming for half a stone by Easter and another half a stone by my birthday in the summer.

Join the "Motivation" thread over in weightloss, that's what we're all about.I started the "eat less, exercise more" in July, and have dropped 4st 3 so far, and gone from size 18 to size 8/10. With motivation it can be done.

I'm not saying it was always easy, I needed to address my attitude to food and learn to enjoy all my food instead of just eating without thinking, but a steady 2lb a week, every week, over a few months really adds up.

Can I join? My attempt to lose weight in time for Christmas was an epic failure which resulted in me putting weight on. I don't have loads to lose but am currently 10lbs above my happy weight (however a week ago I was 12lbs over so have made some progress!) The last few lbs are always the hardest to lose though- I have to be ridiculously strict to lose any weight at all

Am good at eating healthy meals but I have a weakness for hot chocolate and little snacks. Fruit/ salad/ carrot sticks just don't cut it when I want bread/cake/chocolate/biscuits etc! It should help me that DH is on a healthy eating kick (having lost 5.5 stone last year) but all it means is that when he's out I stuff my face

I pigged out a bit yesterday but today have been good. Need to stay busy as I tend to comfort eat when I'm alone. I'm going away with DH in 2 weeks for a long weekend (first holiday ever without the kids - well, since having them 7 years ago) so would like to be a bit trimmer so I can squeeze into my swimming costume! Karbea I might attempt a run tomorrow too - it'll be my first in years

Cool twolittlemonkeys let me know how you get on. lavita I've 39 day shred, I've only ever done level one two days in a row :S

I used to be really good at not snacking as before I lived with DH I wouldn't have anything like crisps, biscuits etc in my flat but DH seems to buy them but doesn't eat them, but I've NO self control and I pig out on them, I've had 5 jumbo cookies this afternoon but it's all good as I'm going to turn over a new leaf tomorrow!

I appear to have put on over half a stone over the last couple of months (ahem. That might have something to do with the large bars/bags of chocolate and packets of crisps I keep eating) and worse, I am now on a low dosage of anti-d's for my insomnia, which have the effect of making me look at the scales and say 'Oh well. Not that bad!'.

So I need an added incentive. We 've finished the last of the crisps and chocolate tonight, so the diet begins tomorrow. I'll also be starting the 30 day shred again.

So. Currently 11st 8lbs, and 5'8".

(I'm actually a little bit ashamed of myself, seeing it written down. That's a good thing.)